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A lively brushwood betwixt Bengaluru FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant, witnessed by much than 20,000 open-throated fans astatine the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, ended successful a goalless gully present connected Saturday.
The effect preserved Bagan’s presumption astatine the apical of the array (13 points) and BFC’s successful sixth spot (8), but connected the night, the location broadside would person been happier, for it kept a clean-sheet against Sergio Lobera’s marauding outfit, which averaged astir 4 goals a lucifer starring in.
Bagan, successful fact, had 2 gilt-edged chances towards the fag extremity but fluffed both. Forward Jamie Maclaren headed a superb shot onto the way of Dimitros Petratos lone for his chap Aussie to miss a one-on-one with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Moments later, defender Alberto Rodriguez, aft escaping his marker, connected cleanly with a country but deed the shot wide.
All done the contest, BFC played with a debased artifact and the program was to funnel the shot done inverted right-winger Ryan Williams via accelerated breaks. The 32-year-old undoubtedly made his beingness felt, but against the mighty Bagan, helium had to beryllium a menace.
In the archetypal half, helium came adjacent doubly but couldn’t occupation Vishal Kaith successful goal, and successful the 2nd play helium was denied by an inch-perfect sliding tackle from the fantabulous Subhasish Bose.
BFC talisman Sunil Chhetri saw 2 of his hits from wrong the country blocked disconnected by Anirudh Thapa.
Bagan was the amended broadside overall, stringing unneurotic galore a flowing passing move. But it paid the terms for not being objective successful the last third.
The result: Bengaluru FC 0 drew with Mohun Bagan Super Giant 0.
